Eye for garments



L. M. RABINOWITZ.

EYE FOR GARM ENTS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26. I920.

Patented. Aug. 15, 1922..

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principles, constituting stares Lewis M. RABINOWITZ, or NEW roan, n. Y.

nYnron eAm/mnrs Garments,-of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment fasteningdevices, and more particularly, "'0 what is known as the eye of a well known fastening device, known commercially under the term hook and eye.

One of the objectsof the invention is to provide a new and improved construction of eye, which may be more firmly and securely fastened to the fabric than it hasbeen possible in eyes as hitherto constructed;

Another object of the invention is to plo vide a construction of eye, wherein the number of parts is minimized, and a stronger device provided than exists in prior constructi'ons. A

Otherobjects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part in'the course of the following description of'elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and-applications of theinvention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of embodiment of my invention:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a "portion of tape, showing my improved eyes mounted thereon.

Figure 2 is taken on the in the direction of the arrow; and I Figure 3 is a prospective view of the device.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views thereof. I

Before proceeding with a description of the present invention, it may be well to point out here that the eye, which forms the subject matter of the present invention, is of the class wherein the devices are ermanently secured to a ribbon or tape, which ribbon or tape with the eyes thereon, is sold a longitudinal sectional view by the yard, or other unit of measure, the

tape with the eyes thereon being merely cut off as desired, and said tape being sewed to the garment, making it possible for one or a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November26,'1920.' Serial No. 12G346.

line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking Patented An 1 5,

number ofv eyes to befastened to -the gar ment in a single operation.

Moreover, the tape being of a stronger and more durable material than is usually utilized in the-making of garments, and the eyes being permanently fastened thereon, the use of such tape, bearing the eyes, provides a'stronger and more dur'able'construc-l tion in that the eyeshave'fa firmer anchorage in the tape than they wouldif'they weresewed or riveted directly to the garment fabric; l This class of merchandise is,'-of course, old. andwell known 1n. the art, but in eyes as hitherto constructed, they have been made of wire bent to proper form, and thenriveted to the tape by separate rivets or eyelets,

The object of the present invention is-to im-' proveupon this lastmentioned type of eye, and to provlde'an eye having integralfastening means, and to elimiiiatethe usualseparate eyelets hitherto utilized.

-Re'ferring now to the drawing, the refer-' "ence numeral 1 denotesa section of ribbon or tape, the same being madeofwoven-fab ric, as is usual in this art; and the reference numeral 2 denotes one of the eyelets,'withfwhich the tapeis usually pr0vided,'sa'id eyes being spacedapart so'that'theymay be cutoff from the tape, as is desired. 1

The eyeslar'e formed'by suitable dies and are cut out of a strip of ImateriaL-and each eye at 1ts endportlons is provlded with integrally formedfastenin g means,the same comprising a tubular rivet or eyelet portion 3, one end of which can beriveted over, or

upset, as shown at 4, the material of the strip between the a fastening means being curved or bridged, as indicatedat 5, providing a space-between the material of the eyelet andthe fabric for "receiving the end of the hook when the eye is in service.

The bridge 5 is formed of diminished width from each of its integral; fastening means towards its middle'portion, so that it is narrower "at'its middlevportionthan at its ends. This constructionfacilitates its engagement with the hook and centers the point of engagement between the hook and formed upon one end of the tubular part 3, and that the material of the tape or ribbon is securely clamped between this shoulder or flange 6 and the shoulder or flange 4 formed by the riveting operation.

ye. 7 It will be noted that a shoulder 6 is It will be also noted that inasmuch as the eyelet isiormed of sheet material, the bridge 5 is substantially rectangular in cross-section, thereby providing a structure which will resist material stress to a much greater degree than will the usual wire eyelets now incommon use. It is, of course, understood that the eye and tape are formed and assembled automatically by a machine having suitable operative parts and dies, which machine of course forms no part of the present invention.

7 It will accordingly be seen that I have provided a construction well adapted to attain, among others, all the aims and objects above pointed out, in an extremely simple yet eiiicient manner, and that I have provided an eye which is of simpler and more efiieient construction than has heretofore been marketed.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative onl; and not in a limiting sense.

llaving thusdescribed my invention what I. claim as'new and desire to'secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the class described, comprising a strip of metal, the end portions of which are provided with integrally formed means adapted for attaching it to textile material, said strip having its intermediate,

portion outwardly bowed, and of gradually reduced width, the point of maximum reduction substantially coinciding with the point of extreme bowing. v

2. A device of the class described, comprising a flat strip of material, the end portions of which have opposed flanges adapted to clamp between them a portion of textile material, said device having an outwardly curved intermediate portion, of reduced width, the point of maximum outward extension of the curved portion coinciding with the point of maximum reduction.

7 3. A device of the class described, comprising a strip of material, the end portions of which have opposed integrally formed fiangesadapted to clamp between them a portion of textile material, said strip having an intermediate outwardly raised bridged portion, said bridged portion being of rectangular cross-section and of reduced width, the point of extreme outward extension of said interi'nediate portion coinciding substantially with the point of minimum width.

4. The combination with a tape or ribbon of textile material, of a plurality of eyes fastened thereto, each of said eyes having integrally formed attaching means, and an intermediate raised bridge portion of reduced width, the point oi maximum reduction corresponding substantially with the point of extreme outward projection of said bridge portion. I

5. The combination with a tape or ribbon of textile material, of a plurality of eyes faste'ned thereto, each of said eyes having integrally formed attaching means, and an in termediate raised bridge portion, said bridge portion being of rectangular cross-section, and of reduced width, the point of extreme reduction coinciding substantially with the point at which the bridge reaches its maximum extension.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a flat strip of material, the end portions of which have integrally formed flanged tubular members, by means of which the device is fastened to a textile material, an intermediate portion of said strip of reduced width beingcurved and disposed in spaced relation with respect to saidstrip of textile material, the point of maximum reduction in width of such strip coinciding substantially with the point at which said intermediate portion projects farthest. from said strip of material.

7. A device of the class described, com prising a flatstrip of material, the end portions of which have integrally formed flanged tubular members, by means of which the device is fastened to a textile material, an intermediate portion of reduced width of said strip being curved and disposed in spaced relation with respect to said strip of textile material, the point of maximum reduction of said intermediate portion coin ciding substantially with the point at which the strip is spaced farthest from said textile material.

In testimony whereof, I my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

, LOUIS M. RABINOWITZ. .W itnesses EMMA VVEINBERG, IRVING A. HAMER. 

